Where does “Ναύβολος” come from?

Ναύβολος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ναύβολος (Ancient Greek): Naubolus, the name of various mythological characters

Definitions

  1. Naubolus, the name of various mythological characters

Ancestry of “Ναύβολος”, step by step

Ναύβολος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ναῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Ancient Greek βόλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόλοςa throw with a casting-net, a cast of a net; a...
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →